INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- More men's basketball players are taking advantage of the biggest shot of their lives and earning a college diploma.

The latest results from the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rate showed a record 74 percent of Division I basketball players from the 2005-06 freshmen class left school with a degree, a 6-percentage point increase over the one-year measurement from the class of 2004-05.

It's a stunning turnaround for a sport that has traditionally lagged others in the closely watched report.

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